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UNKNOWN PERSONALITY

Unknown Personality (1910-1919)

Unidentified man standing by window.

MOTOR RACE

Motor Race (1910-1919)

Footage of motor car race in progress.

MOTOR TRIALS - NEWCASTLE

Motor Trials - Newcastle (1920-1929)

Crowds watch motorbike and car trials in Newcastle.

MOTOR SPEED TRACK

Motor Speed Track (1920-1929)

Cars and motorbikes race along beach, watched by crowds on sand dunes.

100 MILE MOTOR RACE

100 Mile Motor Race (1920-1929)

Good footage of 100 mile motor car race on the beach at Southport.

GAS BAG CARS

Gas Bag Cars (1914-1918)

Gas bag cars demonstrated on town streets.

MOTOR TOUR

Motor Tour (1910)

Comedy short - couple driven along country road in old Napier car by chauffeur in...

 

 

Novel German Motor Car

Novel German Motor Car (1920-1929)

Footage of strange looking car being driven. Germany.

MOTOR RACING ON A DIRT TRACK

Motor Racing On A Dirt Track (1920-1930)

Shots of motor racing on a dirt track.

INTERNATIONAL GRAND PRIX

International Grand Prix (1920-1929)

R Benoist of France wins Grand Prix at Brooklands.

MOTOR LORRY CLIMBS UP PUDDING HILL

Motor Lorry Climbs Up Pudding Hill (1920-1929)

Footage of lorry climbing Pudding Hill.

ROYALTY STORY

Royalty Story (1910-1920)

Shot of Queen Alexandra getting into car.

CAR JUMPS OVER HOUSE

Car Jumps Over House (1920-1929)

Whacky driving stunt in USA - car gets wrecked jumping over house.

MOTOR RACING aka AUTO RACE IN SLOW MOTION

Motor Racing AKA Auto Race In Slow Motion (1910-1919)

Slow motion shots of racing cars going around a...

SNOW SCENES IN DOVER

Snow Scenes In Dover (1955)

Various shots of travelling on a country road at night in icy conditions.

AA HOLDS WORLD CAR RALLY

Aa Holds World Car Rally (1960)

Men of the Automobile Association from around the World gather.

GAS BAG MOTOR CAR

Gas Bag Motor Car (1910-1919)

Footage of motor cars powered by gas bags and cylinders.

RACING MIDGET CARS

Racing Midget Cars (1914-1918)

Young men race in midget cars at unknown location.

GASBAG MOTOR CAR

Gasbag Motor Car (1914-1918)

Tall vehicle with long roof with balloon full of gas on top.

KING AMONG HIS SCOTTISH WORKERS NO SHOTS OF KING

King Among His Scottish Workers No Shots Of King (1914-1918)

Procession of cars in Lanark.

TRANSPORTING GUNS - TOWING BY MOTOR

Transporting Guns - Towing By Motor (1914-1918)

Old cars tow large army guns.

DECLARATION OF WAR

Declaration Of War (1914)

Shot of St Pancras railway station after war has been declared. London.

SNOW SCENES

Snow Scenes (1927)

Men work to dig out cars and vans stuck in snow drifts in the countryside.

KAYE DON AT BROOKLANDS

Kaye Don At Brooklands (1920-1929)

Good shots of racing driver Kaye Don in action at Brooklands racetrack.

SNOWDON CLIMBING

Snowdon Climbing (1920-1929)

Driving car up Mount Snowdon in Wales.

MOTOR RACING

Motor Racing (1920-1929)

Motor racing in progress.

OLD CROCKS  BRIGHTON

Old Crocks Brighton (1920-1929)

Cars arriving at Brighton in the London to Brighton road rally.

CASABLANCA aka GRAND PRIX aka AUTOMOBILES GO ON DESERT TEST RUN BEFORE RACE

Casablanca AKA Grand Prix AKA Automobiles Go On Desert Test Run Before Race (1915)

Cars...

PEDESTRIAN SAFETY DEVICE DEMONSTRATED - BERLIN 1927

Pedestrian Safety Device Demonstrated - Berlin 1927 (1927)

Footage of new pedestrian safety...

BENFLEET

Benfleet (1920-1930)

A new bridge is constructed.

 INVALID TRICYCLE RALLY

Invalid Tricycle Rally (1948)

Rally for disabled people in motorised carts - cuts from story in...

BRITISH CARS AND PRIVATE OWNERS TRIUMPH

British Cars And Private Owners Triumph (1932)

The finish of the RAC 1,000 mile car endurance rally.

SERVICE ON PARADE IN IRISH FREE STATE

Service On Parade In Irish Free State (1937)

AA servicemen of the Irish branch on parade.

BRITISH CARS AND PRIVATE OWNERS TRIUMPH

British Cars And Private Owners Triumph (1932)

The finish of the RAC 1,000 mile car endurance rally.

AUTUMN GALES AND FLOODS FOLLOW SUMMER DROUGHT

Autumn Gales And Floods Follow Summer Drought (1949)

Gales and high waves create problems in Sussex...

ROADSIDE PETROL STATION

Roadside Petrol Station (1920)

Super cute petrol station - the first "of its kind" in Britain.

 NEW UNIFORMS FOR AA

New Uniforms For Aa (1969)

Shots of Automobile Association London HQ & of AA man at breakdown on...

HM QUEEN MARY & PRINCESS MARY IN CARRIAGE AND CAR

Hm Queen Mary & Princess Mary In Carriage And Car (1914-1918)

Queen Mary and Princess Mary go from...

MONS HEROES HOME FROM SWITZERLAND

Mons Heroes Home From Switzerland (1914-1918)

Heroes of Mons - soldiers in cars driving past and into...

HIGHLAND VOLUNTEERS

Highland Volunteers (1914-1918)

Highlanders parading.

THE 'CONTEMPTIBLES' - THE HEROES OF MONS DRIVE THROUGH LONDON

The 'contemptibles' - The Heroes Of Mons Drive Through London (1914-1918)

Automobile procession...

WOMEN MOTOR DRIVERS

Women Motor Drivers (1918)

Uniformed women drivers, London.

SALE OF AMERICAN MOTOR CARS

Sale Of American Motor Cars (1914-1919)

American motor cars for sale.

TANK IN LONDON

Tank In London (1914-1918)

Tank Demonstration in London - showing its power by doing a stunt.

SOUILLY - FRANCE DESPATCH RIDERS

Souilly - France Despatch Riders (1914-1918)

Shots of despatch riders on the Western Front.

MOTOR RACING

Motor Racing (1910-1919)

Footage of motor car race in progress.

Learn Flying in Glider attached to Automobile

Learn Flying In Glider Attached To Automobile (1920)

Footage of automobile attached to glider.

 TANK CRUSHES CAR

Tank Crushes Car (1920-1929)

British tank drives over car as demonstration for crowd.

THE LEE GUINNESS MOTOR RACING CAR CIRCLING BROOKLANDS

The Lee Guinness Motor Racing Car Circling Brooklands (1919)

Lee Guinness motor car races round...

IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED...

If At First You Don't Succeed... (1927)

Captain Malcolm Campbell breaks world record in 'Bluebird'...